Hello everyone, Hope you are all well, Can someone please tell me what treatment my 14 year old daughter will receive for enamel pearl and could it turn cancerous? I have read what I can find on the internet but now am not finding any more information I want. Thank you. elkiepops

Hello elkiepops

An enamel pearl is just a developmental malformation of enamel on the root of a tooth like a nodule. They are found usually in the area between roots, which is called a furcation, of molars. Not cancerous, just can causes problems with the gums as i acts as encourages plaque accumulation and makes it difficult to clean the area. Sometimes it is removed surgically (cut off with a bur) to allow the gum to heal over. Your dentist can comment more specifically on treatment. Hope that helps.

Best wishes
Vinod

Hello Dr Vinod J.
Thank you again for a reassuring reply, we did ask the dentist and orthadondist, (excuse spelling if not correct? lol) but one told us he'd never seen anything like this before and the other had only seen two cases in his career and both times he sent the patient to hospital, so again thank heavens you are here. All the best. elkiepops